Achieving zero catheter-associated urinary tract infections in a neurosurgery intensive care unit

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 746-747

  Cheng, Wei Ya ^a   Lin, Hsin Lan ^a   Lin, Yu Hsiu ^a   Lai, Chih Cheng ^a   Chao, Chien Ming ^a,b  

^a CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b Min Hwei College of Health Care Management   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; MALE; MORBIDITY; URINARY CATHETER; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; NEUROSURGERY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; NEUROSURGERY; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84899858522     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/676440     Document Type: Letter

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